In this Berghof Foundation paper, Subindra Bogati of Nepal Peacebuilding Initiative, has tried to (i) analyse the process of army integration and (ii) examine the aspirations of former combatants.

Abstract
One of the key features of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in 2006 by the Maoists and
seven other major political parties, was the integration and rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants.
After years of discussion on the written agreements and their interpretations, which were designed to
facilitate the decision-making process regarding the fate of Maoist combatants, the situation of having
two armies in one country finally came to an end in 2013.

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